Blog Traffic and Income and Expenditure Report-2024/5

Hi, everyone, my name is Nicholas, and this is my blog "NiCHOLiCiOUS.studio". Welcome to our first monthly blog traffic report! !

This blog was established mainly to record and share everything I like. The current blog is a travel blog with air miles, credit card points and hotel points as its main content. "NiCHOLiCiOUS.studio" was established in April 2024. Since May, you can see from the backend receipts that readers from all over the world have slowly begun to enter my blog through search engines. So I decided that starting from this month, I will try to organize the traffic reports obtained through "NiCHOLiCiOUS.studio" in detail and share the traffic, income and expenditure data of last month, so that you can also have a glimpse of the various situations of blog operation. . In addition to sharing this information for your reference, by publishing this data, you can also continue to follow up on future content publishing goals.

Through my successes and failures, you'll learn what blogging methods work and what don't. I hope this helps you start creating your own blog!

Why write a traffic report?

A very important task in blog management is the inspection and review of past content. Writing a traffic report is not only a necessary step in managing and optimizing the blog, but it is also a good way to help me check my progress every month. .

I set aside about one weekend morning every month to take a detailed look at the traffic reports of the past month to help me understand which content is popular with readers and which articles have the highest click-through rate, reading time and number of shares. This data helps me evaluate content effectiveness and adjust future content strategies. By analyzing traffic sources and keyword performance, try to find out which search terms can bring more traffic, thereby optimizing SEO strategies and improving your blog's ranking in search engine results. Traffic reports also provide in-depth insights into reader behavior, including the topics they are most interested in, where they come from, browsing habits and dwell time. This information helps me better understand my target audience so I can create content that is more relevant to their needs.

Traffic reports also provide data for future marketing activities on the blog, such as affiliate marketing, sponsored content or advertising. By understanding which content attracts the most traffic, I can monetize it more effectively, such as adding more advertising spots, affiliate links, or sponsored content to popular articles, thereby increasing the revenue of my blog. Traffic reports help me measure the effectiveness of these campaigns and understand which strategies are driving more traffic and conversions. Using this as a tool to communicate with partners or sponsors, it helps me demonstrate the influence and value of my blog, thereby attracting more collaboration opportunities and sponsorships.

Finally, I also plan my goals for the next month. This is a small step to maintain my motivation for the continued operation of the blog. Writing regular traffic reports helps me set quantifiable goals and KPIs - key performance indicators - and track progress. This will help me continue to improve and achieve the long-term development goals of the blog.

May 2024 Traffic Report

Blog section

In May 2024, I mainly wrote 8 blog articles and published related Xiaohongshu notes as the main content, mainly about aviation-related news. The most important thing this month is the start of a special sale related to airline miles and hotel points."Continually updated"Thematic planning. In the future, we will continue to add relevant content to this summary, hoping to help every player who is interested in purchasing miles and points. In May 2024, a total of 27 visitors came to my blog, generating a total of 49 page clicks. On average, each person viewed 1.8 pages, and the average reading time of each page was 6 minutes and 19 seconds.

Among these visitors, 50% are from Hong Kong, 33% are from Taiwan, and 8% are from the United States. If you go to the backend of Google Anlytic, you can also see detailed visitor source data. Thank you to every visitor from all over the world who comes to my little blog! !

Then there is the search report from Google in the past 28 days. Through Google search results, my blog appeared a total of 300 times, including 23 visitors, and a total of 54 clicks.

Finally, I would like to share a very interesting and unexpected data. Although "NiCHOLiCiOUS.studio" was originally intended to be a bilingual website, many times I did not continue to update the English version after writing Chinese blog articles. I am all Let the WordPress plug-in automatically complete the bilingual conversion. I haven’t really read the automatically translated content into English, but it seems like it’s helped me get some English-speaking visitors to my blog. The three most visited articles in the last 28 days also prove that this plug-in is indeed effective.

Little Red Book part

Xiaohongshu mainly consists of blog articles, modified and refined into notes of about 750 words. I did not specifically modify or add content. This part is also relatively free-range. The number of fans is slowly growing as new notes are continuously released.

The above three articles are the notes with the most views in May. The data source is the official website of Xiaohongshu.

May 2024 Income and Expenditure Report

Total revenue: +0 USD

• Currently the blog does not have any source of income. 😭😭😭

Total spend: -8.81 USD

• Website Hosting-Hostinger Cloud Startup:The blog's hosting service is mainly provided by Hostinger's cloud hosting (startup) service. I applied for a 24-month service at one time, and the original price per month was 9.99 USD. But I was lucky enough to use the 15% OFF coupon. After adding various taxes, my average monthly website hosting fee is 8.81 USD.

Target for June 2024

1. Continue to produce two blog posts and Xiaohongshu notes every week:Publish at least two blog articles and two Xiaohongshu notes every week, covering the latest travel trends, credit card offers, hotel reviews, etc. If possible, try to develop a content plan. For example, publish blog posts on Mondays and Thursdays, including travel guides, destination recommendations, travel tips, etc. Xiaohongshu notes are released on Tuesdays and Fridays. The content can be concise, focusing on sharing pictures and key information. Create a weekly writing schedule that allows ample time for content creation, editing, and proofreading. Make sure each article and note has high-quality content and an engaging title, using a clear structure and engaging images.
2. With this content try to increase the use of original images: At present, the main sources of pictures for the blog are the official websites of airlines, credit card banks and hotel groups. Aim to use at least 2-3 original images per article and note. You can try taking photos yourself, using a high-quality camera or mobile phone to capture tourist attractions, hotel facilities, flight experiences, etc. Also try to use picture editing tools to improve picture quality and ensure the visual effect of the picture.
3. Try to apply to join Google Adsense and earn advertising revenue:Complete the Google Adsense application and review process to start displaying ads. Make sure the website content is compliant and does not violate Google's policies. Try to optimize the user experience of the website, including page loading speed, mobile adaptation, etc.
4. Add and fill the rest of the blog home page:Improve the structure of the blog, add various practical pages, and enhance user experience. Make sure each new page is clear, detailed, and easy to navigate. Use high-quality images and icons to enhance the visual impact of your page. Perform SEO optimization for each page to ensure good ranking in search engines and increase traffic. Consider adding the following pages:

• Contact me: Provide contact information, such as email, social media links, etc., to facilitate readers to contact me.
• About me: Introduce the background of yourself and the blog, original intention of creation, future plans, etc. to enhance readers' trust.
• Services and cooperation: List the services that can be provided, such as brand cooperation, advertising, etc., to attract potential business cooperation opportunities.
• Resource recommendation: Recommend useful travel gadgets, websites and travel guides to provide readers with more value.

Do you have any questions or suggestions about blog management? Welcome to leave a message below to discuss with me! Then we’ll see you in the next traffic report!